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Germany wins Eurovision contestGermany's Lena wins the Eurovision Song Contest as the UK finishes in last place in the 25-country race.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2010 | 4:16 am LEAD: Hatoyama Cabinet's support rate falls to 19% amid Futenma woes+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO) Public support for Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Cabinet dropped to 19.1 percent, a Kyodo News poll showed Sunday, following the government's...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2010 | 4:12 am Report: U.S. Justice Dept Inquiry of Apple Goes Beyond MusicApparently recently announced Justice Dept inquiry into Apple business practices is more expansive than first reported -- and may involve investigation into multiple Apple media sectors...
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 May 2010 | 4:10 am Reporter's logOn the scene at Eurovision finals in OsloSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2010 | 4:10 am Gaza flotilla finally sets out - Jerusalem Post
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 May 2010 | 4:05 am UK politicians 'could be back'David Laws was right to quit over his expenses but has the talent to return to UK government, a minister says.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2010 | 4:02 am 3RD LD: SDP to leave Hatoyama's ruling coalition over U.S. base row+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING INFO, COMMENTS) The Social Democratic Party decided Sunday to leave Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's tripartite ruling collation, opposing an agreement between...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2010 | 4:00 am China Suicides: Is Apple Headed for a Consumer Backlash?As Apple released the iPad today across Europe and Japan, a key supplier in China continued fortifying factory buildings with anti-suicide nets and bracing against a growing tide of public criticism about working conditions after 10 apparent employee suicides this year — including one this week
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 May 2010 | 4:00 am 'Top kill' fails to stop oil leakOil giant BP says its latest attempt to stop the leak in the Gulf of Mexico has failed, and it will try another technique.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2010 | 3:55 am LEAD: Baseball: Tanaka gets job done in Rakuten's win over Hiroshima+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: ADDING 2 GAMES) Masahiro Tanaka threw his fifth complete game of the season and Motohiro Shima went 3-for-3 with an RBI as the Rakuten Eagles downed the Hiroshima Carp...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2010 | 3:54 am Malawi gay couple freed after presidential pardonBLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) -- A prison spokesman in Malawi says a gay couple pardoned by the president has been released....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 30 May 2010 | 3:52 am Malawi gay couple freed after presidential pardonA prison spokesman in Malawi says a gay couple pardoned by the president has been released. Evance Phiri said Sunday that Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza were released late...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2010 | 3:52 am Malawi gay couple freed after presidential pardonA prison spokesman in Malawi says a gay couple pardoned by the president has been released.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2010 | 3:51 am Malawi gay couple freed hours after presidential pardon, warned homosexuality remains illegalBLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — A prison spokesman in Malawi says a gay couple pardoned by the president has been released.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2010 | 3:51 am The Science Behind Six Degrees of SeparationWe may be under the sway of others, but they are also under our sway. We have real power to change the lives of thousands of people, considering that our capacity for persuasion generally extends to three degrees, and that psychologist Stanley Milgram posited in the 1960s that the whole world is, on average, separated by only six degrees.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 May 2010 | 3:50 am Cyprus trip a political minefield for the popeVATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI, often under fire for political missteps on foreign trips, is heading into a potential diplomatic storm when he visits Cyprus this week, a pilgrimage to a divided island that could anger Turkey and the rest of the Muslim world....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 30 May 2010 | 3:48 am Cyprus trip a political minefield for the popePope Benedict XVI, often under fire for political missteps on foreign trips, is heading into a potential diplomatic storm when he visits Cyprus this week, a pilgrimage to a divided island...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2010 | 3:48 am Aid flotilla to set sail for Gaza on SundayHAIFA, Israel (AP) -- Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on seven ships prepared to set sail for the Gaza Strip on Sunday from international waters close to Cyprus, edging closer to an expected naval showdown as Israeli officials warned they would halt the flotilla from reaching the blockaded territory....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 30 May 2010 | 3:48 am Aid flotilla to set sail for Gaza on SundayHundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on seven ships prepared to set sail for the Gaza Strip on Sunday from international waters close to Cyprus, edging closer to an expected naval...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2010 | 3:48 am Aid flotilla organizer says ships to set sail for blockaded Gaza Strip on SundayHAIFA, Israel (AP) — Hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists on seven ships prepared to set sail for the Gaza Strip on Sunday from international waters close to Cyprus, edging closer to an e...
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2010 | 3:47 am Weather forecast for Monday+(Kyodo) _ Weather forecast for Monday, May 31: Tokyocloudy/fair Osakacloudy/fair Nagoyacloudy/fair Sapporofair Sendaicloudy/fair Niigatafair>cloudy Hiroshimafair/cloudy...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2010 | 3:46 am Gist of summit talks between leaders of Japan, China, S. Korea+(Kyodo) _ The following is the gist of a trilateral summit meeting involving Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak,...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2010 | 3:46 am Memorial Day events in Delaware - The News Journal
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 May 2010 | 3:43 am Steroid miseryThe blighted lives of Bangladeshi prostitutesSource: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2010 | 3:42 am Baseball: Tanaka gets job done in Rakuten's win over Hiroshima+(Kyodo) _ (EDS: TO BE LED) Masahiro Tanaka threw his fifth complete game of the season and Motohiro Shima went 3-for-3 with an RBI as the Rakuten Eagles downed the Hiroshima Carp 4-2...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2010 | 3:35 am Cyprus trip a political minefield for the popePope Benedict XVI, often under fire for political missteps on foreign trips, is heading into a potential diplomatic storm when he visits Cyprus this week, a pilgrimage to a divided island that could anger Turkey and the rest of the Muslim world.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2010 | 3:34 am Gaffe-prone Pope Benedict XVI will be tested on delicate trip to divided island of CyprusVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI, often under fire for political missteps on foreign trips, is heading into a potential diplomatic storm when he visits Cyprus this week, a pilgrimage to a d...
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2010 | 3:34 am Live - England v BangladeshBangladesh begin day four of the first Test battling to avoid the follow-on against England at Lord's.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2010 | 3:34 am BP turns to next attempt after top kill fails (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 3:32 am Intertwined Love Story: Twins Who Married TwinsAs teenagers in 1946, identical twin sisters Hunny and Bunny Feller landed summer jobs as waitresses at the Laurel Park Hotel in New York's Catskill Mountains. There, they met another set of identical twins, musicians Elliot and Danny Reiken. And so began a love story--or twin love stories--that included a double marriage.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 May 2010 | 3:30 am Laws could be back - Duncan Smith - BBC News
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 May 2010 | 3:29 am British Airways cabin crew launch new strikesLONDON (AP) -- British Airways cabin crew launched a new five-day strike on Sunday, as a bitter dispute with management over pay and working conditions drags on with little sign of a breakthrough....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 30 May 2010 | 3:28 am British Airways cabin crew launch new strikesBritish Airways cabin crew launched a new five-day strike on Sunday, as a bitter dispute with management over pay and working conditions drags on with little sign of a breakthrough. BA...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 30 May 2010 | 3:28 am Biologists report how whales changed over 35 million yearsWhales are remarkably diverse, with 84 living species of dramatically different sizes and more than 400 other species that have gone extinct, including some that lived partly on land. Why are there so many whale species, with so much diversity in body size?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 May 2010 | 3:20 am China premier: Korean tensions must be defused - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 May 2010 | 3:19 am Thousands march to protest Ariz. immigration law (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 3:15 am Dennis Hopper, Hollywood hero and antihero, dies (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 3:11 am Little Dog Robot (VID)This is a video of the advanced version of the Little Dog Robot. With better enhancements, this amazing robo-dog can cross any type of surface, climb up stairs, cross gaps and adjust to unknown environments and objects.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 May 2010 | 3:10 am Mindblowing Beauty of Paper ArtIn this you will find many beautiful carved, folded, cut out paper objects and realistic 3D paper sculptures, all using paper, cardboxes or even books as materials.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 May 2010 | 3:10 am Live - French OpenJustine Henin and Maria Sharapova resume their match at the French Open, while Roger Federer and Andy Murray also play on day eight.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2010 | 3:03 am Gary Coleman With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar In 1982 (pic)*****
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 May 2010 | 3:00 am Confusion over Gaza aid flotillaActivists aboard an aid flotilla say they hope to arrive in Gaza on Sunday, but Israel says it will not let them in.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2010 | 2:59 am Tiny Japan party bolts PM's coalition before poll (Reuters)Reuters - Japan's tiny Social Democratic Party (SDP) decided on Sunday to leave the ruling coalition ahead of an election, as unpopular Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama faced calls to step down over broken campaign promises.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 2:58 am Tiny Japan party bolts PM's coalition before pollTOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's tiny Social Democratic Party (SDP) decided on Sunday to leave the ruling coalition ahead of an election, as unpopular Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama faced calls to step down over broken campaign promises.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 May 2010 | 2:58 am China premier: Korean tensions must be defusedChina's premier said Sunday that tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship urgently need to be defused, but did not join other key nations in blaming longtime ally North Korea and gave no indication he would support U.N. sanctions.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 May 2010 | 2:55 am China premier: Korean tensions must be defusedSEOGWIPO, South Korea (AP) -- China's premier said Sunday that tensions over the sinking of a South Korean warship urgently need to be defused, but did not join other key nations in blaming longtime ally North Korea and gave no indication he would support U.N. sanctions....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 30 May 2010 | 2:52 am Honoring fallen heroes - Amarillo.com
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 May 2010 | 2:52 am China premier: Korean tensions must be defused (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 2:52 am Poll finds debt-dogged Americans stressed out (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 2:50 am Orioles OF Adam Jones Detained While Entering CanadaBaltimore Orioles outfielder Adam Jones was detained by Canadian immigration officials for a few hours Thursday night after he landed in Toronto for this weekend's series. Mistaken for Pacman, perhaps?
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 May 2010 | 2:50 am Kopecky lifts Hawks over Flyers in wild Cup opener (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 2:44 am Halladay throws perfect game, beats Marlins 1-0 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 2:44 am Lakers beat Suns to set up rematch with Celtics (AP)AP - Get ready, Boston, for a rematch with Kobe Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers.Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 2:43 am Small Japanese party quits government over US baseTOKYO (AP) -- A small party decided Sunday to leave Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling coalition over his broken campaign promise to move a U.S. Marine base off Okinawa island....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 30 May 2010 | 2:42 am Agatha leaves at least 12 dead in GuatemalaGUATEMALA CITY (AP) -- Torrential rains brought by the first tropical storm of the 2010 season pounded Guatemala and southern Mexico, triggering deadly landslides. The death toll stood at 12 early Sunday but authorities said the number could rise....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 30 May 2010 | 2:41 am Agatha leaves at least 12 dead in Guatemala (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 30 May 2010 | 2:41 am Report: Orascom-MTN talks to end in a weekThe chairman of Egyptian mobile phone giant Orascom Telecom says he expects talks with South Africa's MTN Group over the purchase of some of Orascom's units will be wrapped up within a week.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2010 | 2:40 am Japan coalition rupture over baseThe Socialists leave Japan's ruling coalition over the Okinawa base row, threatening the government majority in the upper house.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2010 | 2:35 am yeaa...yeaaaa..yeaaaaa...yeaaLots of commentators have talked about the 'decency' of women tennis players grunting as they hit the ball. Seems like it makes the game much more interesting to me.
Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 30 May 2010 | 2:30 am Poll finds debt-dogged Americans stressed outThe economy trudges ahead yet debt dogs many Americans, stressing them out even as they firm up their own financial foundations.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2010 | 2:25 am Fighter jets kill 18 suspected militants in NW Pakistan after death of 2 soldiersPARACHINAR, Pakistan (AP) — A government official says fighter jets pounded militant hide-outs in northwestern Pakistan, killing 18 suspected fighters.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2010 | 2:20 am Israel rejects new drive to ban nukes from Mideast - The Associated Press
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 May 2010 | 2:20 am Israel rejects new drive to ban nukes from MideastJERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel, thought to be the Middle East's only nuclear power, has rejected a new U.N. call to come clean about its secretive nuclear program, calling it a "deeply flawed and hypocritical" act that ignores the threat posed by its sworn enemy Iran....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 30 May 2010 | 2:11 am Bangladesh blocks Facebook over caricaturesBangladesh has blocked the Facebook social networking site because of "objectionable" materials it contained about the Prophet Mohammad and the country's political leaders, a telecoms regulatory official said on Sunday. The government move followed publication of caricatures of the Prophet deemed hurtful to the religious sentiments of the country's majority Muslim population, the official said. He said the ban, imposed late on Saturday, was expected to be temporary.
 Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 May 2010 | 2:10 am Uribe torchbearer vs. outsider in Colombia voteBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- A former defense minister pledging to build on President Alvaro Uribe's security gains was favored in Sunday's election along with a maverick outsider whose campaign was a civics lesson on how to end Colombia's endemic corruption....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 30 May 2010 | 2:08 am Trains suspended over India crashRailway officials in eastern India cancel night trains in Maoist-affected areas after Friday's crash that killed 142 people.Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 30 May 2010 | 2:04 am Reports: Japan party quits government over US baseA small party decided Sunday to leave Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling coalition over his broken campaign promise to move a U.S. Marine base off Okinawa island, media reports said.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2010 | 1:52 am Small Japanese party leaves ruling coalition over broken promise on US baseTOKYO (AP) — A small party decided Sunday to leave Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling coalition over his broken campaign promise to move a U.S. Marine base off Okinawa island. ...
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2010 | 1:52 am In Colombia presidential vote, maverick outsider vies with Uribe discipleBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A former defense minister pledging to build on President Alvaro Uribe's security gains was favored in Sunday's election along with a maverick outsider whose campaign was ...
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2010 | 1:50 am British Airways cabin crew launch new round of 5-day strikes as bitter dispute continuesLONDON (AP) — British Airways cabin crew launched a new five-day strike on Sunday, as a bitter dispute with management over pay and working conditions drags on with little sign of a breakthrough...
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2010 | 1:44 am Duchess of York Reportedly In Serious DebtThe Duchess of York -- who bemoaned her financial state during a secretly taped News of the World sting -- is in serious debt according to U.K. newspaper reports Sunday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2010 | 1:36 am Deadly storm lashes Guatemala, Mexico
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 30 May 2010 | 1:33 am 17 miners killed in central China mine blastBEIJING (AP) -- Seventeen miners were killed by a dynamite explosion at a coal mine in central China, authorities said Sunday....Source: AP Top International News At 5:53 a... | 30 May 2010 | 1:18 am Normal service resumes as death toll from train accident in eastern India rises to 145CALCUTTA, India (AP) — Normal railway service resumed across an eastern Indian state on Sunday, two days after a train accident blamed on Maoist rebels that killed 145 people, officials said.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2010 | 1:11 am India and U.S. seek to bridge prickly gaps in tiesNEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and the United States this week hold their first strategic dialogue, testing a pledge from the Obama administration that it really does consider New Delhi a global partner.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 May 2010 | 1:09 am Gloom grows as BP's 'top kill' effort fails'This scares everybody — the fact that we can't make this well stop flowing,' an official says. Some hope lies with a new maneuver to cap the leak.BP acknowledged the failure Saturday of its latest "top kill" operation to tamp down oil gushing from its blown-out well, and launched a new interim effort to contain the flow.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Whitman expands primary lead; Fiorina pulls out from the packIn governor's race Whitman is 24 points ahead of Steve Poizner, 6 points behind Jerry Brown. GOP Senate hopeful Carly Fiorina has clear lead but moderate Tom Campbell fared best against Barbara Boxer.After plummeting in recent polls, Republican Meg Whitman has regained her commanding lead in the race for governor over her primary opponent Steve Poizner, but their contentious assaults have helped reverse the general election edge she once held over Democrat Jerry Brown, a new Los Angeles Times/USC poll has found.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Dennis Hopper dies at 74; actor directed counterculture classic 'Easy Rider'Hopper made his acting debut in 'Rebel Without a Cause' in 1955. He later descended into years of drug and alcohol abuse, but made a comeback in 1986 with his Oscar-nominated role in 'Hoosiers.'Dennis Hopper, the maverick director and costar of the landmark 1969 counterculture film classic "Easy Rider" whose drug- and alcohol-fueled reputation as a Hollywood bad boy preceded his return to sobriety and a career resurgence in the films " Hoosiers" and "Blue Velvet," died Saturday. He was 74.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 30 May 2010 | 1:00 am Commercial vessels are seen at sea while a group of Israelis watch the sunset near the port in AshdodCommercial vessels are seen at sea while a group of Israelis watch the sunset near the port in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod. Israel has slammed as "illegal" the aid convoy's attempt to break its...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 May 2010 | 12:57 am 17 miners killed in central China mine blastSeventeen miners were killed by a dynamite explosion at a coal mine in central China, authorities said Sunday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2010 | 12:48 am 17 miners killed in explosion at coal mine in central ChinaBEIJING (AP) — Seventeen miners were killed by a dynamite explosion at a coal mine in central China, authorities said Sunday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 30 May 2010 | 12:48 am China: Korean tensions must be defusedAvoiding conflict between the Koreas over the sinking of a warship is an urgent task, China's premier said Sunday as Beijing appeared more engaged in the crisis despite withholding support for possible UN action against North Korea.Chinese...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 30 May 2010 | 12:48 am China coal mine blast kills 17 near Chenzhou: reportBEIJING (Reuters) - A coal mine accident killed 17 miners and injured one in a mining and metals-intensive region in southern China's Hunan province, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing the provincial work safety watchdog.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 May 2010 | 12:31 am China urges region to step back from Korea clashSEOGWIPO, South Korea (Reuters) - China deflected pressure to censure North Korea at a regional summit on Sunday, instead urging its neighbors to calm tensions over the sinking of a warship and avoid any clash that could shake Asia.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 30 May 2010 | 12:27 am People wait on board the US flagged Challenger 1 at the port of Famagusta in Turkish-held north CyprusPeople wait on board the US flagged Challenger 1 at the port of Famagusta in Turkish-held north Cyprus on May 29, 2010. The boat will join the flotilla attempting to break Israel's Gaza blockade. Challenger...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 30 May 2010 | 12:13 am Bangladesh blocks Facebook over prophet drawingsBangladesh has become the second South Asian nation after Pakistan to block the popular social networking website Facebook over a page that urged people to draw images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 30 May 2010 | 12:10 am Latest oil spill developments - CNN
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 30 May 2010 | 12:06 am Lakers earn Finals date with CelticsPHOENIX - Get ready, Boston, for a rematch with Kobe Bryant and his Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant wrapped up a...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 May 2010 | 12:02 am Japan's 'Knuckle Princess' makes US debutCHICO, Calif. - Eri Yoshida bounced off the mound with an ear-to-ear smile, looking every bit like an 18-year-old...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 May 2010 | 12:01 am Northeastern's Adam Ottavino falls in debutFormer Northeastern standout Adam Ottavino struggled with his control and took the loss in his major league debut...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 30 May 2010 | 12:01 am UMass-Boston out at D3 World SeriesThe UMass-Boston baseball team's stellar run came to an end yesterday in Appleton, Wis., as Wisconsin-Stevens...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 May 2010 | 11:59 pm Palestinian marine police patrol off the coast of Gaza City in preparation for the arrival of the "Freedom Flotilla"Palestinian Hamas marine police patrol off the coast of Gaza City on May 29, 2010 in preparation for the arrival of the "Freedom Flotilla". Five ships carrying hundreds of activists set off on the last...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2010 | 11:57 pm NU's Adam Ottavino falls in debutFormer Northeastern standout Adam Ottavino struggled with his control and took the loss in his major league debut...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 May 2010 | 11:57 pm Fans scramble for Celtics- Lakers ticketsAs the Celtics prep to challenge the hated L.A. Lakers yet again - this time in a quest for their 18th NBA championship...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 May 2010 | 11:57 pm Recap: Red Sox 1, Royals 0
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 May 2010 | 11:55 pm Everything's good for Clay BuchholzClay Buchholz has four pitches and he activated them all in last night's 1-0 victory over the Kansas City...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 May 2010 | 11:53 pm Scott Atchison gets hold of crucial roleScott Atchison is very protective of other pitchers' base runners. That simple doctrine is Rule 1 in...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 May 2010 | 11:52 pm Josh Beckett to slow downJosh Beckett has suffered a setback in his return from a lower back strain. After throwing a 22-pitch side...Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 29 May 2010 | 11:52 pm Soldiers take position after gunshots were heard in the heart of an anti-government protest zone on May 20Soldiers take position after gunshots were heard near a Buddhist temple in the heart of an anti-government protest zone, in downtown Bangkok on May 20. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2010 | 11:49 pm Tourists and Thai walk a street market during a public holiday in BangkokTourists and Thai walk a street market during a public holiday in Bangkok on May 28. Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Sunday the country appeared to be back to "normal" after the lifting...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2010 | 11:49 pm Abhisit Vejjajiva said there was a commitment to addressing the situation through the democratic process in the countryThai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said there was a commitment to addressing the situation through the democratic process in the country, which has seen 18 actual or attempted coups since 1932.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2010 | 11:49 pm Residents and a foreigners (L) clean up Rama IV road in Bangkok last week following anti-government protests.Residents and a foreigners (L) clean up Rama IV road in Bangkok last week following anti-government protests. After the May 19 army crackdown, unrest spread to several cities in the Red Shirts' stronghold...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2010 | 11:49 pm Voting started in Georgia Sunday for municipal elections seen as a key test of President Mikheil Saakashvili's reformsA Georgian woman adjusts election posters in central Tbilisi. Polling stations opened in Georgia Sunday for municipal elections seen as a key test of President Mikheil Saakashvili's commitment to democratic...Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2010 | 11:47 pm India: 30 killed as bus flipsNEW DELHI - More than 30 people, including 10 children, were killed when a bus hit a police barricade, flipped over and was engulfed in flames in southern India early Sunday, news reports said.At least 28 others were injured,...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 May 2010 | 11:22 pm Hayes: Crazy Cup opener could be norm- Momentum was easy to get and hard to keep during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals at the United Center on Saturday. Momentum was in the sold-out and mind-numbingly loud United Center, but it rattled around like a loose puck in the corner. It ricocheted back and forth through the neutral zone. It got point-blank opportunities time and again.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 May 2010 | 11:19 pm Reports say 30 people killed in India bus accidentMore than 30 people, including 10 children, were killed when a bus hit a police barricade, flipped over and was engulfed in flames in southern India early Sunday, news reports said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 May 2010 | 11:17 pm Silver mine in southern Mexico used to dump bodiesMexican police on Saturday found an abandoned silver mine scattered with bodies outside a colonial-era town popular with international tourists.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 May 2010 | 11:11 pm Gulf residents eye slow fix for historic oil spillVENICE, Louisiana (Reuters) - BP Plc's "top kill" oil well plug failed on Saturday, practically killing any optimism among Gulf coast residents that the mammoth spill fouling their coast and fishing industry will end any time soon.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 May 2010 | 11:08 pm Radioactive leak found, fixed at Vt. nuke plantA new leak of radioactive material has been found and fixed at the troubled Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, officials said Saturday.Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 29 May 2010 | 11:05 pm ‘Incredible’ Kobe carries Lakers to NBA finals
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 May 2010 | 10:56 pm Thousands in Phoenix protest Arizona's immigration lawThe demonstration, one of the largest since SB 1070 was signed into law in April, draws a diverse crowd. Backers of the law are to hold their own rally at a suburban stadium in the evening.Under a broiling desert sun, tens of thousands of protesters on Saturday slowly marched five miles to the state Capitol to rally against Arizona's controversial new immigration law.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 May 2010 | 10:36 pm BP shifts strategy to cap Gulf spill
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 May 2010 | 10:30 pm Blackhawks win wild, high-scoring Game 1
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 May 2010 | 10:23 pm Perfect Phillie: Halladay pitches perfect game
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 May 2010 | 10:04 pm Malawi's President Bingu wa MutharikaMalawi's President Bingu wa Mutharika, pictured in February 2010, on Saturday pardoned a gay couple jailed for 14 years after holding a same-sex wedding, following talks with UN chief Ban Ki-moon.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2010 | 10:03 pm South Africa legalized same sex marriage in 2006People take part in the annual Gay Pride parade in Cape Town in March. South Africa legalized same sex marriage in 2006.Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 29 May 2010 | 10:03 pm Toronto FC hangs on against 'QuakesDwayne De Rosario scores twice for Toronto in 3-1 win over San Jose
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 May 2010 | 10:02 pm Thousands in Phoenix protest Arizona's immigration law - Los Angeles Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 May 2010 | 10:01 pm Chinese premier skips N. Korea rebuke
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 May 2010 | 9:50 pm Lakers move on to NBA finalsKobe scores 37 as Los Angeles defeats Phoenix 111-103 in Game Six of their Western Conference earning a rematch with Boston
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 May 2010 | 9:37 pm Whitecaps stopped by RhinosAnthony Hamilton’s second half goal gives Rochester 2-1 home win over Vancouver
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 May 2010 | 9:35 pm Nude Swiss hiker wins court appealA Swiss man fined for nude hiking has won an appeal against the 100-franc (NZ$127) penalty because a court decided the charge of "indecent behaviour" did not apply.Prosecutor Christian Boetschi says he has not decided whether...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 May 2010 | 9:34 pm Canada ties VenezuelaNational men’s team gets injury time equalizer from Gavin McCallum for 1-1 exhibition draw
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 May 2010 | 9:33 pm Lakers eliminate Suns to advance to NBA Finals against CelticsKobe Bryant leads the way with 37 points, including a key basket late in the game, in a 111-103 victory at Phoenix. Ron Artest comes up big with 25 points.One old nemesis was summarily dismissed by the Lakers, the sight of the vanquished Suns looking spectacular in the rear-view mirror in the aftermath of the Western Conference finals.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 May 2010 | 9:30 pm Hawks win Stanley Cup openerGoaltenders crack under the pressure while Tomas Kopecky breaks third period tie for Chicago in 6-5 Game 1 win over Philadelphia
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 May 2010 | 8:56 pm Man who stabbed 29 children executedBEIJING - A state news agency says China has executed a man who attacked a kindergarten in eastern China last month, wounding 29 children and three teachers.The official Xinhua News Agency says Xu Yuyuan was executed after being...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 May 2010 | 8:48 pm LeBron reunites with Cavs’ fansKing James judges dunk contest while remaining tight-lipped about contract
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 May 2010 | 8:46 pm Banged-up Celtics take a restCoach Rivers gives his charges two days off after physical Eastern Conference win over Orlando
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 May 2010 | 8:42 pm China executes man who attacked 29 kidsA state news agency says China has executed a man who attacked a kindergarten in eastern China last month, wounding 29 children and three teachers.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 29 May 2010 | 8:41 pm Women pitches in U.S. pro gameJapan’s Eri Yoshida first female to play in professional game in ten years
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 May 2010 | 8:37 pm Perfect GamesList of perfect games thrown in major league baseball history:
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 May 2010 | 8:31 pm An uneasy ride with Dennis HopperA writer's tortured 10-year relationship with the actor never produced the biography originally sought by Hopper, who feared opening a Pandora's box of the past. What was revealed was a serious careerist who tenaciously managed his sobriety.What went down behind those corrugated steel walls of Dennis Hopper's Venice fortress as he lay dying at age 74?
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 May 2010 | 8:11 pm Silverdome lawsuits dismissedJudge throws out claims by devloper, residents over sale of Pontiac, Mich., stadium
Source: The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed | 29 May 2010 | 8:09 pm Malawi gay couple pardonedMalawi's president pardoned a gay couple who had been sentenced to 14 years in prison and ordered their release but insisted that homosexuality was still illegal in his conservative southern African nation.President Bingu wa Mutharika...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 May 2010 | 6:45 pm British Airways cabin crew begin second 5-day strikeLONDON (Reuters) - Members of a British Airways cabin crew union began a second five-day strike on Sunday after talks held last week aimed at resolving the long-running dispute ended without agreement. The new wave of industrial action by the airline's cabin staff started officially at midnight (7 p.m. EDT) with little sign on the horizon of a breakthrough in the increasingly bitter row.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 May 2010 | 5:39 pm BP's top kill effort fails to plug Gulf oil leakBP admitted defeat Saturday in its attempt to plug the Gulf of Mexico oil leak by pumping mud into a busted well, but said it's preparing yet ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 29 May 2010 | 5:28 pm Gulf oil well plug a failure, admits BPCOVINGTON, Louisiana - BP has failed in its latest attempt to plug the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico with mud and cement, the company said today.BP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said the company determined the "top kill"...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 May 2010 | 5:28 pm From Carswell to Kagan: Learning the hard way to vet court nomineesBe rigorous with background checks — and don't forget the 'sex, drugs and rock-and-roll' questions.A few weeks after President Nixon selected G. Harrold Carswell for the Supreme Court, the White House learned, via newspaper stories, that the Florida judge had given speeches endorsing racial segregation and had worked to keep a local golf course for whites only.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 29 May 2010 | 5:26 pm Malawi President Pardons Gay Couple - New York Times
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 May 2010 | 5:10 pm Video: Language of LoveA look at Hollywood's all-time best romantic movie lines with film critics, David Edelstein and Alison Bailes.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 May 2010 | 4:58 pm Thai PM lifts curfew, keeps state of emergencyThailand's prime minister lifted a nighttime curfew in Bangkok and other areas, saying that order has been restored 10 days after a violent confrontation with anti-government protesters killed more than a dozen people and left parts...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 May 2010 | 4:56 pm Biggest Oil Spill DemagoguesThe BP disaster has produced plenty of outrage-and outrageous statements. The Daily Beast looks at the politicians stirred to new heights-or depths-of rhetorical excess during the crisis.Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 29 May 2010 | 4:39 pm Malawi Pardons Gay Couple from 14-Year SentencePressured President Bingu wa Mutharika Announces Pardon, Immediate Release at Press Conference with U.N. Secretary GeneralSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 May 2010 | 4:00 pm 2 Volcanoes Erupt in Central, South AmericaTV Reporter Killed by Shower of Burning Rocks in Guatemala; Hundreds Evacuate as Ecuadoran Mountain EruptsSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 May 2010 | 4:00 pm Thousands Protest Arizona Immigration LawDemonstrators from around the country marched to Arizona's state Capitol on Saturday. The law, which takes effect July 29, requires that police conducting traffic stops or questioning people about possible legal violations ask them about their immigration status if there is "reasonable suspicion" that they're in the country illegally. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 May 2010 | 3:28 pm Britain's Treasurer quits in gay 'expenses' scandalBritain's 18-day-old coalition looked fragile last night as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, David Laws, resigned over expenses claims paid to his partner.Mr Laws, who friends said was "terrified" of being outed as gay, quit...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 May 2010 | 3:00 pm Video: Under The Radar: 05/29/10On this week's "Under The Radar," Chris Wragge and Rebecca Jarvis share videos of the most tattooed woman on earth; the International Sand Sculpture Festival; and the Trick Shot Masters of beer pong.Source: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 May 2010 | 2:33 pm More body parts found in 'crossbow cannibal' casePolice divers searching for two missing women believed to be victims of the self-proclaimed "crossbow cannibal", Stephen Griffiths, yesterday discovered body parts in West Yorkshire's river Aire, only 200 yards from where 36-year-old...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 May 2010 | 2:16 pm Vatican prosecutor: Abusers going to hellThe Vatican prosecutor of clerical sex abuse warned perpetrators on Saturday that they would suffer damnation in hell that would be worse than the death penalty.The Rev. Charles Scicluna, a Maltese priest who is a top official...Source: nzherald.co.nz - World | 29 May 2010 | 2:03 pm China offers S. Korea condolences for ship sinkingThe premier of China, North Korea's main ally, offered condolences Saturday to South Korea for the sinking of a warship blamed on Pyongyang after ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 29 May 2010 | 1:41 pm Fight in Kandahar: U.S. says it won't look like warIn the make-or-break struggle for Kandahar, birthplace of Afghanistan's Taliban insurgency, U.S. commanders will try to pull off the military ...
Source: USATODAY.com News | 29 May 2010 | 1:36 pm Israel rejects call to join anti-nuclear treatyJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel on Saturday rejected as "flawed and hypocritical" a declaration by signatories of a global anti-nuclear arms treaty that urged it to sign the pact and make its atomic facilities subject to U.N. inspections.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 May 2010 | 12:35 pm U.S. may choose lead bank on GM IPO next week: reportCHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury and General Motors Co may select a lead underwriter for an initial public offering for the automaker as early as next week, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 May 2010 | 12:25 pm Kagan Would Likely Sit Out Some Cases In First YearElena Kagan's current job as solicitor general would present a conflict of interest if she is confirmed to the Supreme Court. The nominee has said she would not participate in any case in which she signed the brief and would also "look to the letter and spirit" of the Code of Judicial Conduct for further guidance. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 May 2010 | 12:00 pm Clinton's Role in Sestak Controversy Stirs Questions - FOXNews
Source: Top Stories - Google News | 29 May 2010 | 11:45 am Japan PM says to stay in post, but poll outlook grimSEOGWIPO, South Korea (Reuters) - Japan's premier said Saturday he would stay in his post despite a political furor over a U.S.-Japan deal on a Marine airbase, but he was not optimistic about the party's chances in a looming election.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 May 2010 | 11:19 am Malawi's President Orders Gay Couple Freed From JailBut President Bingu wa Mutharika said homosexuality remains illegal in Malawi. The country faced international condemnation for the conviction and harsh sentencing of Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza. Activists were searching for a safe house for the couple, fearing they could be attacked upon release. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 May 2010 | 10:35 am Vatican Official: Abusive Priests Face DamnationChurch Prosecutor Warns Clerics Who Perpetrate Sexual Abuse Punishment in Hell Would Be Worse Than Death PenaltySource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 May 2010 | 8:36 am BP Says 'Top Kill' Method To Plug Oil Leak Has FailedBP Chief Operating Officer Doug Suttles said the company is preparing for the next attempt to stop the leak. The method involves cutting off the damaged riser from which the oil is leaking and capping it with a containment valve that's already on the seafloor. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 May 2010 | 8:24 am India Halts Trains After 115 Die in DerailmentAuthorities Blame Sabotage by Maoist Rebels for Deadly Derailment, Collision in Which Hundreds Were Killed, InjuredSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 May 2010 | 7:42 am Human remains discovered in BradfordPolice officers investigating the deaths of three women in Bradford have discovered human remains in the River Aire in Shipley.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 May 2010 | 7:28 am Economy, immigration drive California governor raceREDWOOD CITY, California (Reuters) - California's dismal economy and fears the nation's largest population of illegal immigrants are stealing scarce jobs are dominating a suddenly tight race for the Republican nomination for governor.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 29 May 2010 | 6:22 am Rwanda Arrests U.S. Lawyer on Genocide ChargeMinn. Lawyer Was Helping Defend Presidential Hopeful; Lawyers Guild President Says Arrest Intended to Hurt CandidateSource: Latest World Headlines - CBS News | 29 May 2010 | 6:00 am Blackhawks Vs. Flyers For The Stanley Cup? Really?The final battles for the Holy Grail of hockey, Lord Stanley's Cup, begin tonight in Chicago. The Chicago Blackhawks face the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Both teams are somewhat unlikely finalists; the Flyers just squeaked into the playoffs and staged an amazing comeback to win in Round 2. In Chicago, the Blackhawks were long thought dead; not only were they among the worst teams in the league a few years ago, with a dwindling fan base, but ESPN ranked them the worst franchise in all of professional sports. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 May 2010 | 6:00 am Top Kill's Success UncertainOil giant BP says it won't know for another day or two whether its effort to stop the flow of oil in the Gulf of Mexico has succeeded. While the company works on a plan referred to as the “Top Kill,” oil continues to spread across the water and into fragile coastal areas. On Friday, President Obama got a first-hand look at the damage and said his administration will do whatever it takes to end the disaster. But an aerial view of the contaminated water shows what a challenge that is. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 May 2010 | 6:00 am North, South Koreas Smolder As Asian Heads MeetSouth Korea is convinced a North Korean submarine carried out the deadly torpedo attack that split a South Korean warship in half and killed 46 sailors. North Korea denies responsibility. Host Scott Simon talks to NPR's Mike Shuster from Seoul, where Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meets Saturday with South Korea's president and the prime minister of Japan over the crisis. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 May 2010 | 6:00 am Letters Of War From Student SoldiersElizabeth Samet teaches English at the United States Military Academy at West Point. In the March 25 issue of The New Republic magazine, she writes about the correspondence she maintains with some of her former students after they are deployed to war zones. She reads some of those letters for host Scott Simon. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 May 2010 | 6:00 am Baseball Fans Hope To Save Babe Ruth's SchoolBabe Ruth attended and learned to play baseball at St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys in Baltimore. That school, now called the Cardinal Gibbons School, is slated to be closed by the Baltimore Archdiocese at the end of the school year. Baseball fans and local residents fear an important baseball landmark will be lost. Host Scott Simon visits the school to learn about its history and efforts to save it. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 May 2010 | 6:00 am BP Lowballing Oil Flow, Rep. Markey SaysRep. Ed Markey, who chairs House committees on energy, says BP is vastly understating the amount of oil flowing into the Gulf in order to decrease fines, which are based on the number of barrels leaked per day. Host Scott Simon talks with Markey about his criticism of the oil company and its efforts to contain the oil spreading in the Gulf of Mexico. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us Source: NPR Topics: News | 29 May 2010 | 6:00 am Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs in hospitalRonnie Biggs, the Great Train Robber, was admitted to hospital on Saturday after complaining of chest pain.Source: Latest News, Breaking News and Current News from the UK and World | 29 May 2010 | 5:56 am U.S. report faults drone crew, command posts in Afghan civilian deathsThe investigation into the February deaths of up to 23 Afghans prompts Gen. McChrystal to punish six U.S. officers.A U.S. military investigation has harshly criticized an Air Force drone crew and U.S. ground commanders for misidentifying civilians as insurgents during a U.S. Army Special Forces operation in Oruzgan province that killed up to 23 civilians on Feb. 21.
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